Category Archives: racing

Liam Dwyer Quits US Marines for Mazda Racing Ride

Posted on 21 January 2015 by Ken Zino

Dwyer was competing in only his second professional race, and he was doing it with an artificial leg, having been injured while serving as a U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant in Afghanistan just three years previously. Continue reading →

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Ford GT Returns. Le Mans Bound?

Posted on 13 January 2015 by Ken Zino

Ford would not confirm an endurance-racing program is underway, but it is virtually certain. Ford’s twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 raced to three wins in its first season of the IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship in 2014, including a win at the 12 Hours of Sebring, along with seven podiums and more than 15,000 endurance-racing miles. Continue reading →

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Acura NSX World Debut at 2015 NAIAS. GT Racing Planned

Posted on 19 December 2014 by Ken Zino

This racing program – emulating a well-worn, rubber covered line used by Chevrolet’s Corvette – begs the question whether the parent company of Acura, Honda – is now more “American” then, say Ford Motor or Fiat Chrysler? Continue reading →

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Patrick Dempsey With Porsche for World Endurance Racing

Posted on 19 November 2014 by Ken Zino

Patrick Dempsey will drive a Porsche 911 RSR in the Sports Car World Endurance Championship., aka, WEC, including the world Le Mans 24-hour race in 2015. Continue reading →

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Tony Stewart Driver Death Case to go to a Grand Jury

Posted on 16 September 2014 by Ken Zino

NASCAR, with the growing list of NFL female abuse (Ray Rice) and child abuse (Adrian Stewart, no relation to Tony) cases as a backdrop, said, “We are aware of the completed investigation and the announced next steps. Continue reading →

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Chevrolet Wins Brickyard. Gordon Sets Record

Posted on 28 July 2014 by Ken Zino
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Honda Prevails in Rain Soaked and Sunny Houston Races

Posted on 30 June 2014 by Ken Zino

Honda-powered rookie Carlos Huertas won Saturday’s opening race of the Grand Prix of Houston “double header” Verizon IndyCar Series race weekend, taking his Dale Coyne Racing machine to an unexpected victory in an 80-lap event that featured constantly changing weather conditions.

Simon Pagenaud and Mikhail Aleshin turned a tough loss in Race 1 into a podium in Race 2. The Schmidt Peterson Motorsports teammates finished 1-2 in the 90-lap battle on the 1.634-mile, 10-turn temporary street circuit. Continue reading →

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Sorted C7.R Corvette Takes Third Straight Victory at the Glen

Posted on 30 June 2014 by Ken Zino

The new Corvette C7.R on Sunday took a third straight victory in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International. Continue reading →

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Jimmie Johnson Wins at Michigan International Speedway

Posted on 15 June 2014 by Ken Zino

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet SS, won on Sunday in the Nascar Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. It was Johnson’s third win of the year and first at Michigan International Speedway. He is second in series standings. Continue reading →

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John Bishop – Sports Car Racing Legend – to be Posthumously inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame

Posted on 11 June 2014 by Ken Zino

While with SCCA, Bishop is credited with creating the U.S. Road Racing Championship series, followed by the Can-Am, Trans-Am and Formula 5000 race series. Under IMSA’s sanctioning, Bishop introduced international endurance racing to North America in the GT series. Continue reading →

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Chevrolet Wins 600 Mile IndyCar Race in Texas

Posted on 8 June 2014 by Ken Zino

In spite of some excellent racing this year, crowds in our view have been disappointing. That’s because the worst place to watch a race is at the racetrack. Continue reading →

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Pagenaud in a Honda Wins Inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis

Posted on 12 May 2014 by Ken Zino

Starting fourth, Pagenaud avoided a multi-car crash at the standing start that eliminated his Schmidt Peterson Motorsports teammate, Mikail Aleshin, and fellow Honda driver Carlos Munoz, when pole-qualifier Sebastian Saavedra stalled at the line, resulting in an eight-lap caution period to begin the race. If anyone was watching, the prolonged yellow no doubt sent viewers to the real action of Major League Baseball or the Stanley Cup playoffs. Continue reading →

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Grand Marshal Don Garlits at Detroit Dragway Reunion in Milan, Michigan Saturday. Be There or Be Square

Posted on 12 May 2014 by Ken Zino

This weekend in Milan, Michigan, “Big Daddy” Don Garlits will be the Grand Marshal at a tribute to the long defunct Detroit Dragway, a once famous – or infamous – shrine dedicated to a uniquely American passion. Sunday, Sunday, Sunday – be there or be square… Continue reading →

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Renault Name in Mandarin Chinese for Shanghai F1 Race

Posted on 20 April 2014 by Ken Zino

At the fourth race of the 2014 F1 season in Shanghai, Renault – which provides the Lotus team’s V6 hybrid power unit, the Energy F1 2014 – was written in Mandarin (雷诺). It didn’t help. Mercedes-Benz took first and second places; Ferrari third. The two Lotus cars finished 14th and 21st. Continue reading →

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Bankrupt Nürburgring Track sold to Capricorn

Posted on 27 March 2014 by Ken Zino

As these things go, it appears a sound resolution by German bankruptcy officials who put forth a bidding process and ultimately approved the deal. Continue reading →

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